[quote=@Skallagrim]
Yes all those codes existed and only applied in certain situations. You are a romantic Melon. Warfare is brutal and deadly, those codes would be hardpressed to follow in a melee.
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No doubt, I'm also a realist in that I know I wouldn't let something like honour stop me from killing an opponent in a life or death situation, but Arena isn't about you or me, it's about combats that are supposed to mean something, and I think a duel better represents that. If one person draws a gun, fires, and kills his opponent, that fight hasn't meant a damn. I doubt the person who shot the guy would even give a shit, considering how easy his victory was won. Now, if there was a huge build up to that one shot (like most Westerns) it might mean something, but we don't really have time to do that in Arena, as the RP element has to come through predominantly in the combat itself, a gunfight (I believe) doesn't effectively create that narrative. That's the main issue with guns, for me.